Swidden Cultivation among two Chepang Communities in the Central Hill Districts of Nepal : Local perceptions and factors influencing change

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Mukul, Sharif A.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	................................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 2: Literature Review .................................................................................................. 11 Definition, types and global extent of swidden agriculture ........................................... 11 The misconception and conservation conflicts with swidden cultivation ................. 13 Current understanding on changes in extent of swidden agriculture ........................ 14 Rural livelihoods and environment in Nepal ..................................................................... 14 Current policy perspective on swidden agriculture......................................................... 15 The Chepang’s ........................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 3: Materials and Methods ....................................................................................... 18 Study sites................................................................................................................................... 18 Methods ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Focus Group Discussion ................................................................................................. 21 Sampling and sample size ............................................................................................ 21 Swidden farmer survey .................................................................................................. 22 Visit to swidden fields .................................................................................................... 22 Interviews with other professionals ........................................................................... 23 Data analysis .................................................................................................................... 24 Ethical considerations during the study............................................................................. 24 Conditions limiting the study ................................................................................................ 24 Chapter 4: Results ......................................................................................................................... 27 Demography and socio-economic condition of swidden farmers ................................ 27
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